Founded by a group of like-minded individuals who all had experience in programming, hosting and gameplay from other sites and were still looking for something more - a true community
driven site. SHG was designed from the ground up to support community based games, peer communication and most of all, a place we would all feel comfortable visiting and playing. Over the years, SHG has
welcomed like-minded hosts and players from a number of different sites including Yahoo, Pogo and MSN Gaming Zone.

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Free to play, player supported

Our intent has always been to provide the best open site with the most useful features for our players. We support

Social games * Tournament based games * League and Ladders * Friends List * Private Chats * Lobby Chat

Custom Lobbies * Site-wide events * and more

But like any institution, SHG needs funding to survive. SHG's one year Yacht Club Memberships (YCM) are the main source of income that helps to maintain our site and prizes that we give out. Without these memberships, SHG would not be able to continue. As a thank-you, SHG provides
exclusive features and events to our YCMs.Click here to purchase a one year membership.

Come join us for free online Backgammon in Social, Competitive,Rated, Tournament Play, League and Ladders and Special Events.

Canasta

Canasta is a card meld game where the goal is to “go out” with the most accumulated meld points. When at least one of the players accumulates a pre-determined agreed points, the match is over,
and the player with the highest score wins. SHG Canasta supports both two player and four Player partners. Features include

Come join us for free online Canasta in Social, Competitive,Rated, Tournament Play, League and Ladders and Special Events.

Command HQ

Command HQ was originally released in 1990, and is the first and original two-player real-time strategy wargame. To those unfamiliar with the game, consider it like playing Speed Chess on a Risk board.
Like chess, you have a small handful of unit types at your disposal, and like Risk, you play on a map of the world, with certain resources spread all around which you must capture and hold in order to gain more forces. The more of the world you own, the larger the army that
you can muster.
Command HQ is now available exclusively at SafeHarborGames and can now be installed easily and played for free by going to the SafeHarborGames website.

Cribbage

SafeHarborGames Cribbage is a unique card game for two and four players that involves playing and grouping cards to gain points. SafeHarborGames Cribbage features the full Cribbage board. The object of the game is
to score the most points by making card combinations of fifteen using pairs, runs and flushes. SafeHarborGames Cribbage has several distinctive features: the cribbage board used for scorekeeping,
the eponymous crib or box, two distinct scoring cribbage stages (the play and the show) and a unique cribbage scoring system including points. In the SHG version, we show the cribbage board with the pegs denoting
the proper scores, but we also show the scores next to the Player's nicks at the top and bottom, respectively. SafeHarborGames Cribbage features include

Stakes vs Regular * Point lengths of 61 or 121 * Variable match Length * Sounds * show Cards on or Off

Come join us for free online Cribbage in Social, Competitive,Rated, Tournament Play, League and Ladders and Special Events.

Euchre

SafeHarborGames supports the classic game of Euchre to put your card skills to the test. Pair up with a partner and bid on being the trump maker or the defender. Euchre your opponents
by preventing them from taking three tricks. Be the first team to score 11 points to win in Free Online Euchre game. Features include:

Come join us for free online Euchre in Social, Competitive,Rated, Tournament Play, League and Ladders and Special Events.

Gin Rummy

SafeHarborGames supports the classic game of Gin Rummy to put your card skills to the test. Test your skills of building sets and runs and Knocking or Ginning your opponent to win. Features include:

Point variations for Gin, Undercut, End Game * Force GIN only to end hand * Oklahoma * Red/Black * Timer * Supports Team Play

Come join us for free online Gin Rummy in Social, Tournament Play, League and Ladders and Special Events.

Hearts

Hearts is played with four (4) players using a standard 52-card deck without jokers. Cards range from Ace (highest) to deuce (2) lowest. The entire deck is dealt so each player starts
the hand with 13 cards. The objective is to have the lowest score when one of the player's score reaches or exceeds 100 Points, ending the game. Variations include

Come join us for free online Hearts in Social, Competitive,Rated, Tournament Play, League and Ladders and Special Events.

Pachisi

Be first to move all four of your pawns from your NEST to your HOME. Each player starts with four pieces of the same color placed in their "NEST" or Start Circle. At SafeHarborGames, the
game is displayed so that each player's nest is to his lower right. Variations include

Support 2 to 4 players * First Pawn Out * Undo Move or not undo * Blockades On or Off * Auto Fives * Timer

Come join us for free online Pachisi in Social, Competitive, Tournament Play, League and Ladders and Special Events.

Pinochle

From Joe Andrews:
"Pinochle is a card game with European roots. Its origin can be traced to the mid 19th century, when it was derived from the similar French game of bezique. Pinochle became a mainstay in
the United States during the late 1800s. At first , most variations were for two and three players. Since the 1940s, however, the most frequently played version is double deck for partners."

Supports Double-Deck version variation of number of hands and max score.

Come join us for free online Pachisi in Social, Competitive, Tournament Play, League and Ladders and Special Events.

Spades

Spades is played with four players (people or bots), where players sitting opposite each other play as a team. The deal rotates clockwise around the table. A standard deck of 52 cards
is used (aces high), and each player is dealt 13 cards. The object of the game is to win points for taking the number of tricks that you and your partner bid. Variations include

Join us for one of our exclusive prize events held for our Yacht Club Members. As one of the privileges of being a member, we show our appreciation
for their supporting Safe Harbor Games. We award a one year extension on the membership and their name included on the display banner. Check the events on the top of the home page for times and formats.
All Events are played in our respective Safe Harbor Regattas.

Crew vs Players

Open to all players in SHG. It's your opportunity to come in and play and beat one of our many tournament Hosts, League and Ladder admins and TD's, Navigators and
Game leads. The winner of this event receives a special one month icon for display on their name and bragging rights. Come and meet and beat the crew!

HarborLights

Harbor Lights is our player-centric tournament, open to everyone. Dates, formats and host information are displayed on the events at the top of the home
page. Play and win your special Harbor Lights custom Icon for 30 days.

Blast From The Past

"The Blast From The Past" will be held once a year in June to bring together and welcome our players from around the world. Conversations from the past will bring back fond memories for all.
All Blast from the Past events will be held in the SHG Regattas in each game area. Trivia will be held in several of the tournaments. Prizes will be awarded for the winners.
Please come in and join us for our Around the World Reunions.

SHG Birthday

SHG opened on April 13, 2008, with only four games - Backgammon, Spades, Hearts, and Canasta. We want to thank the Players and Staff who have
supported SHG over the years with this special tournament. This gives us the opportunity to show how far we have come. Dates, formats and hosting information
are listed on the events calendar at the top of the home page. Winners receive a tote bag, a mouse pad and a one year YCM membership.

SHG TOC

SHG TOC's are held quarterly and open to any player who has won 1st place in any tournament on site in the previous quarter. The Trophy TOC Cup is placed
on the players name for three months. Dates, formats and host are listed at the top of the home page under the events section. To check the qualifiers, visit your lobby selection page and click on the
SHG TOC on the right side of the page. This will display all the players who qualify for this upcoming SHG TOC. Come in and play the champs of the individual games for the last three months and
beat the best!!

Winter Wonderland

This is SHG's way of wishing you and your family a Healthy and Festive Holiday with our Winter Wonderland Event. Special Holiday lobbies are
set up in the Regattas to invite you all in for a fun event. Prize includes a custom icon. A great time of the year to just relax and have fun with
your friends! Dates, formats and hosting information are listed in the events section.